Monthly Archives: November 2015

Impossible Creatures, an outrageous RTS that lets you “mesh” around with animal DNA and build your own mutant army, DRM-free on GOG.com. Get it now with the 40% launch discount.

Noah put two of every animal in the Ark. This was cool at the time, but now along comes Rex Chance, a ’30s war correspondent, curious to see what happens when you smush two animals into one. Why? Because DNA fusion is fun, and because he thinks there is great untapped potential in these strange pairings. Unfortunately, so does Upton Julius, the megalomaniac villain who stole the mysterious Sigma technology for himself, and is now threatening to conquer the world with his own army of mutant beasts.

Collect animal DNA, build your own unique units, and defeat Julius and his evil lieutenants in 15 different maps stretching across jungles, deserts and snow-ridden landscapes that make up the mysterious Isla Variatas. Create your own menacing winged scorpion, adorable kangaroo-shark, angry horned bear or any other Impossible Creature you desire – the possible combinations are only limited by your own imagination (or gross-out threshold). Then, go online and test your DNA-fusing skills against other wannabe-mad scientists in three different multiplayer modes.

Play God in this 3D hybrid of strategy and creativity, as your Impossible Creatures march forward, DRM-free on GOG.com. Get them now with a launch discount that will last until next Thursday, December 3rd, 1:59 PM GMT.

Continue your crafticular adventure in Episode 3 – The Last Place You Look. Trapped and out of time, you must search out the final member of the mysterious Order of the Stone and face the evils that lurk among the black skies of The End.

As always, every episode, past and future, is included in your purchase.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt released as one of the biggest things in RPG gaming, it’s certainly the biggest for CD PROJEKT RED, as well as for us – the GOG.com crew. We’ve helped deliver over half of all copies bought on PC, and believe us, we’re ready for more epicness.

“This year was really epic for the entire crew behind The Witcher. We launched Wild Hunt, the RPG we’ve been working on for so long, then we’ve gone above and beyond to give gamers as many free DLC as we could, and then released Hearts of Stone, which – judging from player feedback – took the game even further. And we innovated all along the way — if you compare Wild Hunt to our previous game, almost every element was improved or changed. Now we’re working on Blood and Wine, the final expansion for Wild Hunt which we will launch in 2016. To thank everyone for being with us this whole time, we’ve prepared something special — enjoy the Epic Trailer!” said Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director, CD PROJEKT RED.

Unmechanical Extended, the adorable puzzle-exploration title gets bigger, now DRM-free on GOG.com. Grab it today with the 60% discount!

It may have originally been released in 2012, but it’s still one of the best looking indie games out there. That, and the numerous awards for visual design, are a testament to its beauty. Unmechanical is a mind-bending game of puzzles, exploration and mysterious ambiance. You’re a rotor-clad robot on a mission to turn all the cogs, pull all the levers, and balance the right scales across mazes of caves, pipes, and other twisty things.

Unmechanical Extended adds Mac and Linux support to the game, but it also adds a whole new chunk of gameplay – an alternative story of two little robots swallowed up by the darkness that lurks beneath their cities. After being separated in the caves and mazes, the only question that remains is whether you’ll save your little friend, or will he save you?

The Extended edition of unmechanical is a free upgrade for everyone who already owns the game.

Challenge your programming in Unmechanical Extended now available DRM-free on GOG.com. The launch discount will last until November 26, 1:59 PM GMT.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50% off for the first time. Up to 80% off games that you’ll find only on GOG.com.

Across the years, we’ve tracked down and recovered numerous gaming classics – those lost to time but never quite forgotten. We’ve tested, tweaked, and tested some more to get them up and running on your computers, free of the all consuming hassle of virtual machines and emulators. We’ve done our best to deliver bonus goodies: manuals, booklets, and all the little things that gave us a sense of heft and ownership so many years ago.

We are digital archeologists, we are gaming detectives, and this week is all about the games that make GOG.com a unique place to be:

For the first time ever, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gets a 50%, courtesy of our friends at CD PROJEKT RED. And while we’re at it, we’re throwing in the rest of the Witcher franchise along for the ride.

So you’ve tackled the Wild Hunt, you’ve fulfilled your destiny, you’ve delved into the Hearts of Stone, but if you could do it all over again… would you? You probably should, because it’s fun. And really challenging.

But we’re here to help – live on Twitch.tv/GOGcom on November 26, at 5:00 PM GMT. The Witcher 3 devs and our host, Outstar, present the New Game+ Survival Guide, where you’ll find help with the challenges that await in New Game+, and insight into the new content to master in the Hearts of Stone expansion.Among other things, you’ll learn about:– The basics and intricacies of the Runewords system introduced in Hearts of Stone.– Tips on how to build the strongest witcher in town.– Optimal strategy and tactics for the toughest monsters.

During the stream, the developers will also answer selected questions from Twitch chat and our community, so ask away in the comments section for this announcement!

Have you met Stardock? They’re responsible for some of the biggest and most ambitious strategy games out there. With a resume that includes critically-acclaimed titles like Galactic Civilizations, Sins of a Solar Empire and more, you know they’re on to something.

So why not hear about it firsthand?On Monday, November 23, 7:00 PM GMT, the Stardock team and Classicor, GOG.com streamer will be joining us on Twitch.tv/GOGcom to talk about the many parts that make their games so intricate, accessible, and sucesfull – from game design and AI programming, through the value of modding.

Joining the stream will be:Paul Boyer – Lead Designer, Galactic Civilizations IIIPaul Boyer has worked for Stardock for over 12 years, and has worked on several games, including the popular game Fallen Enchantress as well as serving as Art Director on Galactic Civilizations II. He has also worked for Disney.

Alan Batsford – AI Programmer, Galactic Civilizations IIIAlan Batsford has taken on the daunting task of coding the AI for Galactic Civilizations III. In his four years at Stardock he also worked on Fallen Enchantress.

Derek Paxton – VP, Stardock EntertainmentDerek Paxton oversees all the daily operations of Stardock Entertainment and is the lead designer of Fallen Enchantress, as well as the creator and designer of the Fall From Heaven series of games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and contributed to several of Firaxis’ games, including Civilization V.

There is plenty of greatness to look forward to – our upcoming releases will include Offworld Trading Company™, Servo and Ashes of the Singularity, as well as future unannounced projects; all coming on day one – all complete with full support for GOG Galaxy, including achievements, multiplayer, leaderboards and more.

We’ll also be releasing the best of the Stardock catalog, so stay tuned for: Sins of a Solar Empire®: Trinity, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes, Sorcerer King, and more.

Get Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition at 75% off until Wednesday, November 25, 1:59 PM GMT.Pick up Galactic Civilizations III and the DLC at 50% off (until Wednesday, November 25, 1:59 PM GMT), or seize the full GalCiv III + DLC package in one purchase for a 60% discount until Monday, November 23, 1:59 PM GMT.

The universe is a big, big place. A big place to comprehend, a huge place to traverse, a colossal place conquer. But in Galactic Civilizations, that’s just a minor obstacle.Welcome to your cosmic playground.What is GalCiv? Take Sid Meier’s Civilization, shoot it into space, and multiply by a factor of ridiculous. You see, GalCiv shows an understanding of exactly what makes the space fantasy so irresistible: the scale. Formidable scale, from the mundane day-to-day culture or politics of innumerable living creatures, through nimble fighters dwarfed by the overhanging starships, through distances that reduce our brains to overwhelmed, upset little raisins.But for a game so incredibly large (Galactic Civilizations III actually supports up to 128 concurrent players), it also manages to ease you in with bite-sized chunks of gameplay that will form your interstellar civilization. In short, it’s actually accessible to newcomers.Huge customizability, great humor, and awe-inspiring scale – become the elected leader, seize your power, or ascend to a higher state of being – the future is yours.

You can also pick up extra content for Galactic Civilizations III including: the Original Soundtrack, Revenge of the Snathi DLC, Mega Events DLC and Map Pack DLC.